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Artist/Creator (1)	Simonian, Judith E. (born 1945)
Artist/Creator (1).Nationality	American
Artist/Creator (1).Role	artist, sculptor
Artist/Creator (2)	Rugerio, German
Artist/Creator (2).Nationality	Mexican
Artist/Creator (2).Role	artist, ceramicist
Title/Caption	Pyramids
Larger Work/Entity	MacArthur Park Public Arts Program, MacArthur Park
Site/Creative Center	Los Angeles, California (United States)
Date of Work	1985
Inscription	[Inscribed in glaze on west pyramid:] CASA - PUE, MEX / C RUGERIO [Inscribed in glaze on east pyramid: GERMAN RUGERIO H. / 'CASA RUGERIO' / PUEBLA MEXICO
Description of View	Oblique view showing both pyramids
Notes	Project Title: MacArthur Park Public Arts Program. Sponsor/Developer: Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design. Project Location: MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, CA. Project Description: Four works are featured: (1) 'Pyramids', 1985, Judith Simonian. The artist developed two ceramic-tiled stepped pyramids with an underground speaking tube connecting the two elements of this artwork. (2) 'Mini Monuments', 1986, Alexis Smith. The artist designed a terrazzo bronze artwork inlaid in a sidewalk. This artwork is part of a larger project to relight existing theater and hotel signs which surround the park and to help revitalize the area. (3) 'Untitled mural', 1985, Bob Zoell. This mural is located on a pedestrian underpass wall and consists of brightly colored shapes. (4) 'Gate', 1986, R.M. Fischer. The artist designed two symbolic gates to the park. Al Nodal, Executive Director of the Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design, developed a program designed to improve the decaying MacArthur Park. Through a national competition, a number of artists were selected to develop site-sensitive artworks in the park. The extensive involvement of the artists with surrounding business and community groups produced a collection of artwork which speaks to the cultural, historic and environmental characteristics of the MacArthur Park neighborhood.
Technique/Process	sculpture, ceramics, tile work
Materials/Medium	glazed ceramic tile over reinforced concrete.
Dimensions	Two units. Each: ca. 5 ft. 9 in. x 6 ft. x 6 ft.
Century	20th Century
Subject	Sculpture, American Ceramics, Mexican Sculpture, 20th Century Public art Pyramids (tombs or platforms) Ceramic tile Sound sculptures
Publisher	ART on FILE
Publisher.Location	ART on FILE. 1837 East Shelby St. Seattle, Washington 98112 (United States). www.artonfile.com
Set/Project Title	New Directions in Public Art: Part II
Set/Project Author(s)	ART on FILE, 1990
Reference Number	Art on File PAII-5(7)-3
Collection Title	Sculpture (Art and Art History Department images)
Collection Information	Collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library (402) 472-1193
Copyright Information	http://contentdm.unl.edu/ah_copyright.html

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